Inferring disability status from corrupt data

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-349

  Kreider, Brent ^a   Pepper, John ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 51449109169     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.979     Document Type: Article

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